My dear friend got married recently. When I offered to make her jewelry she requested that I make a feather that she could pin in her hair or onto her dress. I decided to make it simple and realistic, and so out came the pitch. Oh how I LOVE the smell of warm pitch. The only problem is when I need to burn off any that becomes stuck to the metal. I don't have a proper ventilation system(I imagine it won't happen till we get a house and my dream studio gets built), so I end up burning the pitch off out the window with a fan blowing at my back hoping none of my neighbors notice. Some people can finish a piece by working each side a couple times, but thats not the way I work. I flip it at least 10 times.
My pitch is looking pretty crusty. The top got a little dried out and dusty sitting in the garage for a couple years. I'll have to warm it up one of these days and give it a face lift, and relish in its aroma.
At this point I've probably only flipped the metal once or twice. 
I brought up the fine silver and left a matt finish to make it look soft.
very elegant. nice!
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